The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-05-05
Interesting Subjects Discussed by
the Doctors.
Divers and Sundry Reports Pre-
scented and Considered by
the Association.
A Distinguished Visitor Given Cor
F, dial Greetlng-A few Occa-
Spots Among the Mem
bers-The receptions
Last Night

N1 no boCOuu udy . oo5SlOu VI bu0 pUdso
M edical association was opened yesterday
m orning with an increased attendance,
land the proceedings of the entire day
were of highly interesting character.
Communications were read from DR..
Hunter MCGUIRE, of Richmond, Virginia,
and DR.. Osborne, a prominent physician
of Cleburne; also, from the Galveston
Medical society, inviting the association
to hold its next session in that city. The
mayor of Corpus Christi also sent cor
dial invitation to meet there next year.
Invitations to visit the new capitol, the
John B. Hood camp, and the University,
were likewise received.
Dr. j. II. Sears asked to be excused
3 from further service on the judicial
council, DR.. W. A. Archer, one of the
members, absent at the opening session,
having arrived. Granted.
The minutes of the ession of Mon day
were then read and approved.
The annual report of the secretary, DR..
F. E. Mcdaniel was read, and gave full
account of the work done in that depart
ment.
"a DR.. Terhune moved it's adoption.
DR.. J. B. Robertson moved to refer it to
a special committee of three, which pre-
\ vailed, and Drs. R. T. Knox, F. M. Pitts
and Terhune were named as the commit
a tee.
The report of the treasurer, DR.. j..
f4 clarendon, was next read, showing cash on
M hand to the amount of $1,45.82. This re-
port was also referred to the special COM
mittee
n At this point the first breeze of the day
N was felt. 1t seems that some dissatisfac-
ton was manifested among members over
the award of the prize essay at the Dallas
meeting, the result being severe article
from one of the disaffected members, pub
lished in Daniels Medical Journal, criti-
v Ching the actionNof the committee.
DR.. A. p. Brown yesterday morning
moved to suspend the rules, in order to
allow DR.. S. y. Thruston, of Dallas,
one of the committee, to
to make privileged statement. The mo-
ton prevailed and DR.. Thruston made an
Ks elaborate statement of the case defending
the action of the committee.
Dr. Becton offered a resolution which,
after being amended was adopted, as fol-
lows
Resolved, That the personal explana-
ton of the committee on prize essays be
n accepted as satisfactory to the associa-
K ton, and that their manner of awarding
f the prize be and the same is in all things
approved.
Z There was an amount of rambling dis
cussion over the phraseology of the reso-
luton, in which it was evident there was
contained a good deal that bore on the
y harmony of the session. The foregoing
seemed to suit all parties to the extent
that it was adopted.
Dr. George Cupples, chairman of the
pecial committee on surgical cases, sub
y mitted the following reports
III H. Mott, NJ. D., President Texas State Medca
Association:
Sir-Your special committee ON surgery
have the honor to submit herewith their
annual report for 1886, comprising 1,046
Operations, which, added to 1928 opera
tions included in the report presented at
the last meeting, make an aggregate of
q 1889 operations reported.
1t may be interesting to note here, as
an evidence Of the correctness and accuracy
of the individual reports, that the mortal
lily in the first report furnishes ratio of
8.15 per cent, whilst the present report
furnishes a death rate of 1888 per cent.
The present report comprises many
operations not heretofore included and
not strictly belonging to this year, and
comprises a large number of the less
dangerous operations.
In preparing this report the same
method was followed as on former occa-
= sions; 5000 blank forms were distributed
to physicians throughout the state, and
very large correspondence was entered
into in connection Herewith; seventy-four
reports were received from sixty-six sur
peons, which are embodied in the docu-
ment now presented for your acceptance.
Some explanation is due to the associa-
zion of the delay which occurred in the
printing and distribution of thu report of
1856
Certaia difficulties arose regarding the
printing of the report as ordered by vote
of the association. The difficulties were
met and surmounted by the action of a
/ few Members, who provided for the print
ing of 1000 copies In doing this, how
ever, they were hampered by contract
entered into by the publishing committee
for the printing of the entire transactions,
which caused great delay and many typo
graphical errors, due to the unfaithful
Execution of the contract by the printers.
Notwithstanding these drawbacks, 400
copies were forwarded in January by the
committee to the individual reporters and
to MANY eminent men in the profession
many of whom have been received the
most gratifying expressions of approval
and commentator of the scope and value
of the work.
As a result, the surgeons of Texas are
to day regarded and treated as no unwor-
thy members of the great republic of
work.
1t is to be hoped that the work will be
continued, and to use the words of re
viewer of the report, that lesson will be
learned by the other State Medical ascot
atoms from the action of that of Texas.
From the nature of the undertaking it
became necessarily ths work of one mem
Der of the com nittee who is alone respon-
sib!e for errors contained therein, and
|, who gratefully takes occasion to ac-
knowledge ths intelligent and indefatiga-
bic assistance rendered by his friend, DR..
E 81. Tyler, of San Antonio, without
whose aid this ardao15 and laborious I'M
dertaking could never have bean accom-
plished.
All of which is especially submitted.
Ga motion the report was adopted, and